WEBVTT ELECTING MORE -- IS IN A CAMPAIGN TO ELECT FOR IMMIGRATION-FRIENDLY CANDIDATES. >> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS ACCELERATING. DAVID: THEY PLAN TO USE THE VOTING BOOTH TO EXERT THAT PRESSURE. THEY ARE URGING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. >> IF THEY ARE CONTINUING TO BRING DOWN A SCARE TACTIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AGAINST OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DAVID: THEY DEMAND THAT STEVE SHU SEVER HIS CONTRACT WITH ICE. THE FEDS PAY THE COUNTY TO HOUSE ILLEGALS. >> A PROFIT ON THE MISERY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE FLEEING COUNTRY SUFFERING HARDSHIPS. THEY COME TO SEEK ASYLUM, NOW THEY’RE BEING HOUSED IN DETENTION FACILITIES AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IS PROFITING. DAVID: RYAN FROSCH FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND WANTS TO CORRECT "FLAWS" IN THE PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS. HE IS ASKING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO START TAKING ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AT THE BORDER. THIS WILL ALLOW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR STATUS AND TO THEIR FAMILIES KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. THEY WILL HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TOMORROW AT 5:00 P.M. OUT OF THE GLEN BURNIE DETENTION CENTER

Several state attorneys general, including Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, said Thursday that they plan to sue the Trump administration over a policy of separating immigrant families illegally entering the United States.Frosh tweeted Thursday afternoon that he is suing to reunite families and correct flaws in the president's executive order. He's asking the court to, among other things, stop the practice of refusing to accept asylum petitions at the border.The action comes as dozens of children separated from their parents at the border are being housed in Maryland. WBAL-TV 11 News has confirmed that as many as 15 children are staying at an undisclosed location in Anne Arundel County.In addition to Maryland, the states set to join a lawsuit filed by Washington state are Massachusetts, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Minnesota. New York has separately announced plans to sue.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the separations violate the due process rights of children and their parents and that President Donald Trump's executive order Wednesday halting the practice has not resolved the legal concerns."This is a rogue, cruel and unconstitutional policy," Ferguson said. "We're going to put a stop to it.""The Trump administration's new family separation policy is inflicting intentional, gratuitous, and permanent trauma on young children who have done nothing wrong and on parents who often have valid claims for refugee or asylum status," Ferguson and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wrote in a letter to the Trump administration. CASA In Action is demanding that Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh sever the county's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows them to hold illegal immigrants at its Glen Burnie detention center. The federal government pays the county to house illegal immigrants. "They stop profiting on the misery of the members of our immigrant community members who are fleeing countries and hardships. They are coming here to seek asylum and are being housed in detention centers, and Anne Arundel County is profiting from this," said Lydia Walther-Rodriguez, lead community organizer with CASA In Action.CASA In Action plans to hold a candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Friday at the Glen Burnie Detention Center.CASA In Action plans to use the voting booth to exert pressure on the administration. Thursday is the last day of early voting for the 2018 Maryland Primary, and CASA In Action is urging people to vote for progressive candidates to send a message to the Trump administration."We are continuing to put pressure on this administration because we know that this is not something new, but this is something that is accelerating," Walther-Rodriguez said. "They are continuing to bring down a scare tactic and psychological warfare against our community members."U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen successfully added language to the FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that ensures anyone taken into ICE custody would be provided a privacy waiver form. This will allow members of Congress to keep track of their status and let their families know where they are.The Associated Press contributed to this report

Frosh tweeted Thursday afternoon that he is suing to reunite families and correct flaws in the president's executive order. He's asking the court to, among other things, stop the practice of refusing to accept asylum petitions at the border.

The action comes as dozens of children separated from their parents at the border are being housed in Maryland. WBAL-TV 11 News has confirmed that as many as 15 children are staying at an undisclosed location in Anne Arundel County.

In addition to Maryland, the states set to join a lawsuit filed by Washington state are Massachusetts, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Minnesota. New York has separately announced plans to sue.

"This is a rogue, cruel and unconstitutional policy," Ferguson said. "We're going to put a stop to it."

"The Trump administration's new family separation policy is inflicting intentional, gratuitous, and permanent trauma on young children who have done nothing wrong and on parents who often have valid claims for refugee or asylum status," Ferguson and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wrote in a letter to the Trump administration.

CASA In Action is demanding that Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh sever the county's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows them to hold illegal immigrants at its Glen Burnie detention center. The federal government pays the county to house illegal immigrants.

"They stop profiting on the misery of the members of our immigrant community members who are fleeing countries and hardships. They are coming here to seek asylum and are being housed in detention centers, and Anne Arundel County is profiting from this," said Lydia Walther-Rodriguez, lead community organizer with CASA In Action.

CASA In Action plans to hold a candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Friday at the Glen Burnie Detention Center.

CASA In Action plans to use the voting booth to exert pressure on the administration. Thursday is the last day of early voting for the 2018 Maryland Primary, and CASA In Action is urging people to vote for progressive candidates to send a message to the Trump administration.

"We are continuing to put pressure on this administration because we know that this is not something new, but this is something that is accelerating," Walther-Rodriguez said. "They are continuing to bring down a scare tactic and psychological warfare against our community members."

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen successfully added language to the FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that ensures anyone taken into ICE custody would be provided a privacy waiver form. This will allow members of Congress to keep track of their status and let their families know where they are.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

#BREAKING We are suing the Trump Administration to correct the flaws the in President’s EO, reunify families, and halt the practice of refusing to accept asylum petitions at the border. #KeepFamiliesTogether